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Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism , is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the centrality of sharing the "good news" of Christianity, being "born again " in which an individual experiences personal conversion, as authoritatively guided by the Bible , God 's revelation to humanity. The word evangelical comes from the Greek word for 'good news ' (euangelion ).
The theological nature of evangelicalism was first explored during the Protestant Reformation in 16th century Europe . Martin Luther 's Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 emphasized that scripture and the preaching of the gospel had ultimate authority over the practices of the Church . The origins of modern evangelicalism are usually traced to 1738, with various theological streams contributing to its foundation, including Pietism and Radical Pietism , Puritanism , Quakerism and Moravianism (in particular its bishop Nicolaus Zinzendorf and his community at Herrnhut ). Preeminently, John Wesley and other early Methodists were at the root of sparking this new movement during the First Great Awakening . Today, evangelicals are found across many Protestant branches, as well as in various denominations around the world, not subsumed to a specific branch. Among leaders and major figures of the evangelical Protestant movement were Nicolaus Zinzendorf , George Fox , John Wesley , George Whitefield , Jonathan Edwards , Billy Graham , Bill Bright , Harold Ockenga , Gudina Tumsa , John Stott , Francisco Olazábal , William J. Seymour , and Martyn Lloyd-Jones .
The movement has long had a presence in the Anglosphere before spreading further afield in the 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries. The movement gained significant momentum during the 18th and 19th centuries with the Great Awakening in Great Britain and the United States . (Full article... )
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Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday , Whitsunday or Whitsun ) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Sunday . It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary, mother of Jesus and the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks , as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). The Catholic Church believes the Holy Spirit descended upon Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the same time, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:14).
Pentecost is one of the
Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church , a
Solemnity in the
Roman Rite of the
Catholic Church , a
Festival in the
Lutheran Churches , and a
Principal Feast in the
Anglican Communion . Many Christian denominations provide a special liturgy for this holy celebration. Since its date depends on the
date of Easter , Pentecost is a "
moveable feast ". The
Monday after Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European, African and Caribbean countries. (
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See List of evangelical Christians for a list of people who are notable due to their influence on the popularity or development of evangelical Christianity or for their professed evangelicalism.
Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF ) is a fundamentalist Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by James Dobson , based in Colorado Springs, Colorado . The group is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s. As of the 2017 tax filing year, Focus on the Family declared itself to be a church, "primarily to protect the confidentiality of our donors." Traditionally, entities considered churches have been ones that have regular worship services and congregants.
It most prominently lobbies against
LGBT rights — including those related to
marriage ,
adoption , and
parenting — labeling it a "particularly evil lie of Satan". The organization also seeks to change
public policy in the areas of
sex education ,
creationism ,
abortion ,
state-sponsored school prayer ,
gambling ,
drugs , and enforcement of their interpretation of proper
gender roles . (
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Image 1 Dwight Moody , founder of the Moody Bible Institute (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 5 Philadelphia's Second Presbyterian Church, ministered by New Light
Gilbert Tennent , was built between 1750 and 1753 after the split between Old and New Side Presbyterians. (from
First Great Awakening )
Image 9 Billy Graham preaching in
Duisburg , Germany, 1954 (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 10 Socially conservative evangelical Protestantism has a major cultural influence in the
Bible Belt , covering almost all of the
Southern United States , including all
states that fought against the Union in the
Civil War . (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 18 Depiction of a camp meeting (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 22 Cyrus Scofield , author of the Scofield Reference Bible (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 24 Congregation at
Angelus Temple during 14-hour Holy Ghost service led by
Aimee Semple McPherson in Los Angeles, California, in 1942 (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 25 Jonathan Edwards was the most influential evangelical theologian in America during the 18th century. (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 26 John Nelson Darby , considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )
Image 27 Services at the
Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Kentucky, in 1946 (from
Evangelicalism in the United States )